A city report criticized Pasadena (CA) Fire Department firefighters for failing to find a woman’s body after a July fire.
Firefighters didn’t find the charred remains of the victim, Yolanda Marie Sapetto, during two separate searches and two separate calls to a July 32 fire at a detached converted garage on July 31. Her body was finally discovered on August 2 by an insurance investigator, according to a report from the Pasadena Star-News (http://bit.ly/se5sPx).
The report cited a lack of communication between commanders during the incident. It also took aim at the department’s failure to follow rules for a quick structure search to look for fire victims before or during the initial attack operation.
Read the entire report at http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_19433772
For more on the dangers associated with firefighting operations in garages, read Fire Tactics for Attached Garages. For more on search, read SEARCHING SMARTER, PART 1: THE BASICS and Search and Rescue In Single-Family Dwellings, Part 1.
